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Best case, worst case: A (fictional) tale of Washington's 2025 season

Best case, worst case: A (fictional) tale of Washington's 2025 season

The highest of highs, and the lowest of lows.

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Aug 29, 2025
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More field-storming at Husky Stadium? Or for UW’s opponents?

I look forward to this column every year, probably more than I should, considering it’s pure fiction.

The background: Ted Miller, the great former ESPN writer, used to concoct fictitious, best-case/worst-case scenarios for each Pac-12 team ahead of every new season. I reached out to him in 2021 to ask if he would mind me reprising the idea for a column of my own.

Ted gave the green light, so I’ve written one before each of the past four seasons.

As Ted always reminded: these are works of fiction. None of the events or quotes are real. But there’s nothing wrong with a little creative exercise every now and then, no?

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